News
Wal-Mart
squeezes by PTC Council 3-2
"Table it!"
came the shout from an overflow crowd that jammed Peachtree City's council
chambers Thursday night.
PTC
caps number of 'big boxes' allowed
Peachtree City's
"big box" ordinance is now officially on the books.
Feuding
PTC parties talk, declare a truce
Peachtree City Councilman
Dan Tennant has withdrawn his request that the city attorney be dismissed.
Drivers:
New McDonough Road stop signs cause delays
Sometimes the cure
can be worse than the disease.
Panel
ponders future middle school changes
The state-mandated
overhaul of middle schools has triggered Fayette County to appoint a
commission to assess how proposed changes will affect local students.
Starr's
Mill project gets P&Z thumbs down, again
A
plan for commercial and office development across from Starr's Mill
High School, presented in revised form last week, is still not acceptable,
says Fayette's Planning Commission.
Man
killed by train is from PTC, police say
Law
enforcement officials have identified a Peachtree City man as the victim
who was struck and killed by a train in Coweta County early Sunday morning.
Employees
sue school board to quash release of numbers, addresses
Several
local public school employees are going to court in an attempt to prevent
the Fayette County Board of Education from releasing their phone numbers
and addresses to the Georgia Association of Educators.
PTC
plant accused of denying promotions to black employees
The
corporation owning a Peachtree City electronics plant is being sued
in federal court for allegations of racial discrimination in how it
awards promotions to employees.
P&Z
recommends two-acre lots on Old Norton
Developer
Dan Stinchcomb wants to divide 153 acres on Old Norton and Lester roads
into one-acre lots, but the Fayette County Planning Commission suggests
two-acre lots instead.
Consultants
to look for place to stash Fayette's garbage
Fayette
County will spend $41,800 to get an expert's help with the ongoing problems
of how to protect groundwater during the shutdown of an old landfill
and what to do about increasing piles of garbage in the future.
Commission
to discuss traffic light project
Fayette
County commissioners Thursday will revisit a joint project with Fayetteville
designed to ease traffic coming through the city on its state highways.
Impact
fee issues still up in the air
Work
continues on an intergovernmental agreement to get the Fayette County
government and all of the cities on the same page with regard to the
jail impact fee issue.
City
of Fayetteville sued over denial for tire store
The
city of Fayetteville is being sued over a decision from City Council
that, a land owner alleges, caused him to miss out on a chance to sell
his property to a national tire chain.
Pay
plan OK'd for PTC workers
The Peachtree City
Council has approved a pay plan that's slightly more expensive than
original estimates, although the cost difference will be "saved"
when some positions remain vacant during the year.
Hecht
comes through with $350,000 for county gym
Plans
for a recreational gymnasium at McCurry Park in Fayetteville are on
a faster track now that state funds have been made available.
NAACP
to elect officers
The
Fayette NAACP will have local branch elections Saturday, Nov. 11 at
Flat Rock AME church.
Ruby
Tuesday set to open for holidays
Fayetteville
holiday shoppers will have another dining option this season.
Mock
election prepares kids for the future
If
North Fayette Elementary School's fourth and fifth grade students were
old enough to vote Tuesday, they would have been thoroughly prepared
to select a presidential candidate.
Fayetteville
gets grant
Fayetteville
received a $20,000 grant from the state Department of Community Affairs
for its ongoing restoration work on Hollingsworth House.
Council
tables sign request
A
sign variance request for the Original Mattress Factory was tabled Monday
by the Fayetteville City Council as the store's management continues
to work with city staff to find a workable solution.
Youths
deserve respect, says local Optimist Club
Most
young people stay out of trouble and many do a lot of good, and they
deserve more positive reinforcement.
Civitans
aid Sams School
The
Fayette County Civitan Club presented a check for $7,118 to Lana Carr,
executive director of the Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville.
ARC
sets hearing on transportation projects
The
Atlanta Regional Commission will have a public meeting on transportation
projects to be considered for the 2002-2004 Transportation Improvement
Program Dec. 1.
Police
Blotter
Real Estate
- The
rest of the story
- Recently, home
builders across the country were dismayed to hear national radio personality
Paul Harvey blame our industry for the disappearance of farmland, unpopular
decisions by zoning officials and the disappearance of green space.
- Home
sales strong, prices high in Fayette
- Recent statistical
analyses have shown that surprise! Fayette County has the highest median
price for new homes in the metro Atlanta area.
- Creating
the real estate office of the future
- Starr's Mill Realty
has just introduced an alternative solution to the traditional workplace
which allows their sales associates to better serve clients and work
more efficiently.
- Local
group hosts 'Builders Night'
- Local home builders
were featured at the recent "Builders' Night," presented by
the Sales & Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of
Midwest Georgia.
- Bowers
completes RLI site selection course
- Professional Realtor
Sam Bowers, associate broker at Newnan's Parks & Mottola Realtors,
recently completed the Realtor's Land Institute (RLI) Site Selection
Course.
-
- Cedarcroft
brings new construction style to area
- Cedarcroft, the
new community in the western part of Peachtree City, is introducing
a new type of housing choice in the Fayette County area.
- St.
Andrews Place gaining recognition
- St. Andrews Place,
off White Road in Fayetteville, began a little more than two years ago
as a community designed with empty-nesters in mind, is quickly proving
a winner for building company Bob Adams Homes.
- Williamson
joins Cendant
- Sharon Williamson
is the new Cendant Mortgage financial service representative serving
Fayette and Coweta counties.
- Camp
is Pathway's newest VP
-
Pathway
Communities has announced the promotion of Dan Camp to vice president
and general manager of the southwest region.
- Kelly
joins The Home Source
-
The
Home Source Realtors has named Marguerite Kelly its new director of
neighborhood marketing.
-
- Graeagle
now in development
-
The
first home is nearing completion in Graeagle, an exclusive gated community
off Ga. Highway 41 in Meriwether County.
-
- 'Lights,
camera, action' at Monarch Village
- Monarch Village,
the 440-acre master-planned community in Stockbridge, was recently used
as a backdrop for a children's television program that will be aired
in 425 schools across
Georgia, as well as many other classrooms across the nation.
- Summergrove
opens 13th model home
-
Pathway
Communities, the developer of SummerGrove at Newnan, has announced
the opening of the community's 13th model home.
- Courtyards
records 60 home sales
-
The
Courtyards in Newnan, a community of low maintenance patio homes,
has now recorded 60 new home sales.
-
- Brookwood
Village townhomes available
-
Pre-construction
sales have begun at Brookwood Village, a new townhome community located
on Ga. Highway 42 in Clayton County just north of the Henry County
line.
-
- Bullard
ranks high
-
Coldwell
Banker Bullard Realty ranked in the Top 50 Coldwell Banker Real Estate
affiliates nationally in figures released for the 1st and 2nd quarters
of 2000.
- Mitchell
earns CRS designation
-
Linda
Mitchell has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist
(CRS) designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest
not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.
- Leesburg
Plantation builder named
-
Meyer-Sutton
Homes will build the remaining homes in Leesburg Plantation, a community
of approximately 100 homesites in the Sharpsburg area of Coweta County.
- Business
Chamber
names Spirit winners
Two
Fayette County business were named the 2000 Spirit of Industry winnersby
the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce: Hella Inc. and Photocircuits
Corporation.
CPAS
explain the lingo of the market
When
you hear the word "volume" do you reach for the remote control
rather than the financial pages?
- Sports
Playoff
picture shaping up as season end nears
The regular season
of high school football ended for several teams last Friday night. For
some teams, there is a postseason to look forward to, while others look
forward to a better season next year.
Landmark
runners repeat as state champs
The state cross
country championships were held last Saturday at Carrollton High School.
The Landmark Christian boys and girls ran in the Class A meet, while
the Fayette County boys and the McIntosh girls ran in the Class AAAAA
meet.
Fayette
Special Olympians compete in state event
Recently, Special
Olympic athletes from Fayette County competed in the State Fall Games
in LaGrange.
Speedway
rained out
Mother Nature stuck
it to Senoia Speedway last Saturday night for the third time of the
season as rains moved in to cancel the first ever Super Bowl of Asphalt
Champions presented by the speedway.
Lakers
going to NCAAs
The Clayton College
& State University men's soccer team received an invitation to the
"Big Dance" Monday. The "Big Dance" is the 16-team
NCAA Division II Soccer Tournament, and for the first time ever, the
Lakers will have an opportunity to put on their "boogie shoes"
and strut their stuff.
Score
Box
Harlem
Legends coming Nov. 11
If
you listen closely, you can hear the tune of "Sweet Georgia Brown"
getting closer and closer. That's because on Saturday, Nov. 11, the
Harlem Legends, a team made up fo former Harlem Globetrotters, will
host a clinic at Fayette County High School and will then take on the
Fayette County All Stars.
Nominations
for Fayette County Sports hall of Fame have begun
Fayette
County High School has begun the process of selections for their Sports
Hall of Fame Celebration for 2001and would like the public's help in
soliciting nominations.
- Weekend
- Griffin
celebrates Doc Holliday Days 2000
-
John
Henry "Doc" Holliday was born in Griffin, Ga. Aug. 14, 1851.
- Esteemed
southern writers grace Fayette Book Shop this weekend
-
The
Fayette Book Shop will have two acclaimed Southern wirters signing
their works this weekend.
- 'No
normal killers,' says local author in first book
-
A
horrible murder has occurred and a suspect has been arrested.
Morning
can't last forver
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
-
This is it. The
best moment of the day, she thought, lifting her cup for a sip of
coffee.
- Movies
- How
rock and roll has impacted my life
-
I
didn't grow up wanting to be a newspaper man, which is good because
some would say I still haven't made it.
- Starr's
Mill wins regional one act competition
-
The
Starr's Mill High School Advanced Drama Class participated in and
won the Region 4-AAAAA one act play competition. The group presented
the play "Andrea's Got Two Boyfriends" which deals with
devlopmentally disabled adolescents. In addition to the win, Craig
DeLorenzo was named "Best Actor" in the region for his portrayal
of Freddie in the play.
-
- FCT
to present "Rock and Roll Santa" in December
-
Fayette
Community Theatre's Christmas production this year will be the family
musical comedy, "Rock and Roll Santa." The show will be
staged at Spring Hill Elementary School in Fayetteville and the six
performances will benefit the Fayette Youth Protection Homes.
- Religion
Join
us as we 'unplug' and fast for a week...
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
Some folks at River's
Edge Community Church are experiencing anticipatorial withdrawal as
we count the days to a church-wide television fast, Nov. 12-19. Many
of our members already have signed commitments pledging they will keep
the one-eyed monster unplugged a full week. Some, however, are wondering
if they could survive without television.
How
one man's investment paid off big time!
By JUDY KILGORE
jkilgore@thecitizennews.com
Many
of you know I was well into my middle age years before I finally found
my little niche in life here in the newspaper business. And, strangely
enough, it was right here in this building, nearly 20 years ago, just
a couple of rooms down the hall, where I first started my new careeras
receptionist and advertising secretary for the old Fayette Sun. Even
more strange is the fact that I also did religion newsbriefs, if you
willexactly what I'm doing now, and from exactly the same source, your
bulletins and newsletters. My career has truly gone full circle, hasn't
it?
Benji
Mallory to speak at Nov. Women's Aglow meeting
Benji
Clark Mallory will be the featured speaker at this month's meeting of
Women's Aglow Fellowship International, Peachtree City Chapter, Monday
evening, Nov. 13, and Tuesday morning, Nov. 14. Both meetings will be
held at the Calvary Temple Assembly of God, 202 Robinson Rd. in Peachtree
City, next to Mowell Funeral Home.
'Experiencing
God' musical to be presented at Rolling Hills Baptist
The Rolling Hills
Baptist Church choir and band will present "Experiencing God,"
a musical, this Sunday, Nov. 12, at 10:50 a.m. at the church on Redwine
Rd. The production is under the direction of Dan Riordan.
Greentree
Baptist will host 'God and Country' celebration Sunday
Retired Lt. Gen.
John J. Yeosock, former commander of U.S., U.K. and French forces during
Operation Desert Storm, will be the featured speaker this Sunday, Nov.
12, at 10:45 a.m. when Greentree Baptist Church presents its annual
"God and Country Thanksgiving Celebration."
River's
Edge Church's worship center will be open for nightly prayer
The worship center
at River's Edge Community Church is open every night of the week from
7-8:30 p.m. for prayer, anointing with oil, deliverance ministry and
reading of the scriptures.
Bethany
UMC's annual Perlieu Stew and church bazaar are this weekend
Members of Bethany
United Methodist Church will have their annual Perlieu stew and bazaar
this Saturday, Nov. 11 at the church.
Barbecue
bolsters care fund
Ebenezer
United Methodist Church recently had its annual fall festival to raise
funds for a perpetual care fund for its cemetery.
Fayetteville
UMC will offer a 'date your mate' night
The
children's ministries at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church
will sponsor a "Date- Your-Mate' night on Friday, Nov. 17 from
5:30-9:30 p.m. to give parents a night out and children an evening of
fun.
Briefs
Opinion
Opinion
The
morning after: Elections and murder mysteries . . .
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
The morning after
...
Read
it and weep, or laugh, or something
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
As you read this,
you already know the outcome of the 2000 election
Consider
support of 'Education 1st' rule
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
As I am writing
this column, the election is still ahead of us. By now, you know the
outcomes on every race, amendment, and referendum. I hope that, as
you are reading, the Fayette County school system is secure in the
knowledge that help is on the way in the form of three new elementary
schools, one new high school, and some long awaited upgrades and repairs
to older schools.
The
Age of Stupid
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh
Lines
Now I know why my
father was so tough on me when I was growing up. I used to think it
was to make me strong for the times of adversity I would face in my
life. Or, maybe more fitting, it was to keep me humble and honest during
times of prosperity, which seem to test our character to even a greater
degree.
Letters to
the Editor
Keep
those cards on big boxes coming in
Is it over? Yes,
at least, that's what the Peachtree City Council wants you to believe,
based on its 3-to-2 vote to permit the Wal-Mart "big box"
at its Nov. 2 meeting.
13-year-old
asks, What next after Home Depot, Wal-Mart?
I am a 13-year-old
and I am concerned about the building of these big stores in Peachtree
City.
Tennant
to PTC citizens: Don't get discouraged
Fellow citizens,
each of you was kind enough to send me an e-mail stating your opposition
to the proposed Wal-Mart on Highway 54 West across from Planterra Ridge.
There was a packed house at the council meeting last night, and if you
were there, you saw what happened.
Mayor,
council ignored citizens' wishes
I am absolutely
dumbfounded that the Wal-Mart SuperCenter was passed by our mayor and
two of our city council members. Do these people actually live in Peachtree
City? Certainly not if they would allow big-box stores like Wal-Mart
(and Home Depot) into our wonderful, unique city.
Let
council find attorney who will stand up for PTC
Councilman Dan Tennant,
thanks for your good fight. Do not stop now. What other steps can we
take to recapture our city away from the developers, such as PCDC (sorry,
I mean Pathway and Mr. Black)?
PTC
we've known is gone
It is my understanding,
having newly arrived in Peachtree City, that your city council has approved
the building of a Home Depot and a Wal-Mart to be located on a heavily
trafficked two-lane highway that spans a railroad track. This highway
will not be improved to four lanes with left-hand turn lanes because
funds will not be awarded because Georgia is not in compliance with
the Clean Air Act. But the governing body has spit in the eye of this
law and the will of the people and said building will proceed anyway.
Participants
in PTC attorney flap call truce, explain, apologize
City Clerk Faulkner
apologizes . . .
Tennant,
Brown call truce . . .
Subject: Joint communique
from Dan Tennant and Susan Brown.
Last-minute
PTC deal raises many questions
It's odd that following
a recent series of articles from the AJC regarding how homes in Peachtree
City and Fayette County are the hottest tickets in the Metro-Atlanta
area, that the City Council gave the go-ahead for four big box stores
(including the possible big box ordinance exemptions).
What
happened to vision of PTC?
My family moved
to Peachtree City a year ago because it is a wholesome, safe, family-oriented
community. Crime is low, the sense of community is strong, and Peachtree
City is just a great place to raise your kids. At least it used to be.
No
choice? GOP, Democrats are all just alike
No Need to Vote
for the Lesser of Evils Chris Armstrong
Liberal
suggestions?
Liberals such as
Timothy Parker who think the Constitution is a "living document"
also tend to think the Ten Commandments are the Ten Suggestions.
8th
graders leave bad impression
Attention, all eighth
grade parents whose children attended the Starrs Mill Football game
last Friday. Some of the eighth graders' behavior to a security guard
and other children was disrespectful. They were also not the least bit
worried about being thrown out.
Teens
need to be aware of dating, relationship issues
A recent event which
impacted a young female visitor to the teen club involved an assault
on her at her boyfriend's home in Peachtree City by a casual acquaintance.
This crime occurred Oct. 21.
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